Three Miles bypass improves traffic flow

Motorists in the Corporate Area are welcoming the opening of the new Chesterfield Drive extension road in St Andrew, noting that it has made a significant difference in the flow of traffic.

The road, which was commissioned into service on December 2, was built to bypass Three Miles and a section of Spanish Town Road, where China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) is undertaking road-improvement works.

The new roadway is part of the Government's overall road development and traffic management programme, linking Chesterfield Drive, off Spanish Town Road, to Marcus Garvey Drive in the vicinity of the Tinson Pen Aerodrome.

A motorist who lives in the area said that the roadway has made her journey easier.

"This makes a world of difference right now because normally I would have to go across Portmore and come back around," she noted.

Another driver added: "It is the first I am taking the route, but everything's all right so far, and it's quicker and more convenient."

Ramona Lawson, senior communications officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), said that the roadway has been making a difference.

"It has taken off a tremendous amount of traffic from the Waltham Park and the Olympic Way areas. So it's having an all-round effect on motorists who are originating west of Six Miles and going to various locations in and around the city," she said.